You have the ability, now apply yourself.

The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too little. Not in you living above your means, but below your capacity. It's not failure but aiming too low, that is life's greatest tragedy.

It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.

It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.

A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.

We, today, stand on the shoulders of our predecessors who have gone before us. We, as their successors, must catch the torch of freedom and liberty passed on to us by our ancestors. We cannot lose in this battle.

He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.